People inside the scientology bubble really believe this stuff. How many absurdities do there have to be before they notice? First, if the IAS is truly "every moment of every day" keeping the "light burning bright" -- "everywhere" with their massive Volunteer Minister force -- you would expect they might have something to brag about that happened this year.... The tornadoes in Texas were in 2015. Second, as ALWAYS there are NO SPECIFICS on what was done, how much money was spent on the "relief efforts" or how many people were even involved. From the picture it looks like they … [Read more...]
IAS – The Gift That Keeps On Taking
Really -- "give yourself the gift of giving us your money"? They can twist ANYTHING into a reason to give them your money. And once again, they are "discounting" their "statuses" to try to convince people to hand over cash now. Is a 3/4 patron still a patron? It is so absurd that you want people to give you $50,000 and you tell them if they do, you will tell them they are a "patron" and put their name on a list so they can have status with their fellow dupes. Then, when you want more money and things are drying up, you tell them "give us your money now" and we will reward you the same … [Read more...]
Ideal Org Lies
This latest piece from Porn Valley ideal building reminded me what a horrendous self-serving scam this is. You will note the "ideal Valley" is missing a few things -- like about 100 staff (in order to have one for each room) and of course their filing is decades out of date. So, why is there so much effort (extracting of funds) put into these ideal nothings? The answer is simple: Miscavige is frantically trying to keep the veneer of expansion from peeling off the moldy walls of his shrinking kingdom. He uses these "ideal orgs" to convince his sheeple (and tries to persuade the outside … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies – Thanksgiving Edition
Thanksgiving and food is the theme of today's Funnies. But nothing ever really overshadows MONEY. Potluck Thanksgiving Seems so odd for a church NOT to PROVIDE a Thanksgiving dinner for those in need. In scientology bring your own and then we will rape your wallet when you get here seems to be the norm. And why would you want to go to a Potluck rather than being with your family. Sad. Not Potluck? I guess they didn't get the memo... The Great Year-End Eternity Sale But hurry, if you don't get your money down by midnite … [Read more...]
The Colombian Miracle
Scientology has produced a miracle in Colombia! The nation has been overcome by the golden glow and concentric circles of the S and Double Triangle and it's now spreading throughout the world. So much for the hype. Truly one of the most insidious things about scientology is the outrageously false claims they make about their accomplishments in far off lands. Funny how the miracles never seem to happen in Los Angeles or New York or Clearwater... When the peace treaty was recently announced with FARC a few people emailed me wondering how long it would be before scientology claimed … [Read more...]
IAS Fraud – What Else is New?
If the number below is anywhere near close to true, and they spent just half of it on hurricane relief in Haiti they would have hours of videos and press releases showing the schools they built, homes they constructed... But of course, there is no such thing. The best they might come up with is a video of a few people in yellow T-shirts doing touch assists. $5 million would go a long way towards relieving pain and suffering in many parts of the world. It doesn't. At best it will be used to buy new buildings and perhaps fly a video team somewhere to stage some shots to encourage … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Silicon Valley Groundbeaking A year after completing their funraising they are finally going to beak the ground. At least they spelled it right this time.... But what the hell is the CCHR IC EUS doing there? New Year's... It's either the 17th of December or the 27th? Save the dates.... Make sense out of this, if you can Somehow the theme seems appropriate Free lunch But really, there is no such thing. Especially not in scientology. Can you handle the truth? The Chanman is going to explain the Whole Track … [Read more...]
Ideal Org Fail – More
Anniversaries of ideal org ribbon yankings are being celebrated routinely these days. Yet, in fact, there is little (or nothing) to celebrate. San Francisco is one of the first 4 "ideal" orgs -- way back in November 2003. That is 13 years ago. In all that time, they have NOT even achieved St Hill Size. This was the level of operation L. Ron Hubbard said was a "viable organization" -- that is above the "make-break" point. Thus, by Hubbard's reckoning any org that is NOT SH size is not viable and cannot make it in the world. He also said this: So, what is wrong with these … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
It's IAS Event week So the overhype is spectacular in it's epicness. I have spared you all the trash they sent out this past week. Monumental in volume. Miniscule in content. They keep coming up with these silly phrases -- Shaping a renaissance for freedom... It's Huge! History is made... Bubbles chimes in with some less than convincing hype. The Freedom Metal winners... Beyond your imagination - perhaps the only true statement. Actually, it's an epic rehash... The opening of Harlem and the AO in Australia. Woopee. But don't miss the … [Read more...]
IAS Bald Faced Lies
You can be certain that the level of hype and bs at the annual IAS Celebration at St Hill this weekend was unparalleled, epic and milestone. If these new promotional items are any indication, the brazen lies are becoming so astounding that it is hard to imagine anyone actually buying them? Seriously, they actually believe that handing out WTH (with NO information even about how many were handed out or what percentage of the population they reached or whether anyone even read it) has made Amsterdam the "5th safest city on earth" (wonder where they get that supposed statistic … [Read more...]